There has been a lot of talk about Photon LiDAR which could be defined as Geiger Mode and Single photon LiDAR. Check out the article at the link below to read more on this technology. To get a different view of this technology please visit Sigma Space and Harris Corporations wed sites to learn more on this technology

Richard,
I will respond accordingly but in short they shoot photons from a photon multiplier and/or how it works is not completely understood by me yet but basically the shoot the photon out and they receive return information to measure the features.

James Wilder Young

Jamie Young has worked in the LiDAR industry for 21 Years. I am Currently Director- LiDAR Services at PrecisionHawk precisionhawk.com, a leading provider of advanced commercial drone technologies, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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